Web Application Security
Harden Web Application Security by Eliminating Malicious Bots
With Distil, you can put an immediate stop to entire classes of cybersecurity threats, including web scraping, online fraud, reconnaissance attacks, man-in-the-browser attacks, brute force attacks and application denial of service.
Cheap cloud computing resources and open source software have enabled attackers to launch bot attacks faster and at a lower cost than ever before. Hackers use bots to uncover website security vulnerabilities at scale, then spread their attack origins across hundreds of IPs.
IT security teams dealing with the bot problem manually are locked in a reactive cycle of detection and response — trawling through server logs, looking for patterns, tracing IP addresses, then rewriting rules in a WAF or other security appliance. Problem is, if you have to write a rule it’s often too late.
How do hackers compromise your site’s security?
OWASP Automated Threats Explained
Credential Stuffing | Credential Cracking
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Learn MorePROTECT YOUR SITE FROM APPLICATION DENIAL OF SERVICE
When bots aggressively scrape your site or call your APIs, it can bring your online operations to its knees. Bots put a huge strain on web infrastructure, causing slowdowns and downtime.
Use Distil Networks to remove bot traffic from your website, increase the performance and availability of your web infrastructure, and see pure user load that’s well-shaped and predictable.
PREVENT BRUTE FORCE ATTACKS
Distil’s fingerprints stick to the bot even if it tries to reconnect from random IPs or hide behind a proxy. You can also turn on more aggressive settings across critical attack vectors like account registration forms and login screens.
Whether through brute force attack (repetitive password guessing) or using login credentials stolen from another website, bots can gain access to your user accounts. Relying solely on IP blocking or rate limiting is the wrong approach. Brute force attack bots can relay requests through proxy servers making each request appear to come from a different IP.
THWART MAN-IN-THE-MIDDLE / MAN-IN-THE-BROWSER ATTACKS
Man-in-the-middle and man-in-the-browser attacks trick your users into giving up PII (personally identifiable information), or unwittingly execute transactions by altering the communications between your users and your web applications. Increasingly, this is happening by taking advantage of vulnerabilities in browser security.
Distil’s in-depth interrogation of the browser, fingerprinting technology, and machine-learning algorithms provide an effective shield against man-in-the-middle and man-in-the-browser attacks.
OBFUSCATE YOUR SITE FROM RECONNAISSANCE ATTACKS
Mistakes happen, and bots are waiting for them. By constantly scanning your website bots can immediately act on the latest unpatched zero day threat or flawed code release. It’s a one-two punch. Bots scan your site for vulnerabilities, then execute a brute force attack to finish the job. Don’t let the bad guys know you’re vulnerable before you’ve had a chance to fix the problem.
Use Distil to obfuscate your online operations and reduce the surface area that attackers can use to exploit vulnerabilities.
BLOCK BAD BOTS MASQUERADING AS MOBILE USERS AND GOOD BOTS
Bots targeting the application layer often mask themselves as normal site users, mobile devices, or good bots (e.g., Google and Bing crawlers), sneaking around and grabbing what they can, from passwords and content, to application and web server vulnerabilities. They may even invite in huge volumes of bots for an amplified attack (i.e. stealing millions of users’ account data).
Distil Networks provides good website security hygiene by sitting inline with your traffic, inspecting each HTTP request in real time, and determining if it's a bot or not.
HOW DOES DISTIL NETWORKS HARDEN MY WEB APPLICATION SECURITY ACROSS…
My Website?
Distil gives you complete visibility and control over human, good bot, and bad bot website traffic, allowing you to proactively block automated attacks before they reach your content and data.
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My APIs?
Distil inspects each client connection to validate that a legitimate system is making the API request, then works with your existing authentication methods to monitor acceptable usage and abuse.
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